- Jan 22, 2008
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I just installed Cold Turkey (this is no advertising, because there is no alternative for Windows^^)
For mac it's Stay Focused.
1. Create a list of websites you are reading compulsively, in my cases:
-youtube
-tv series websites, including netflix
-politics and news services (all of them, no exception)
-facebook (if you not using for marketing)
-technogical services
-pro version can block The Lounge^^ but ill stay with free
-some online games
-steam
In general I've made 40+ websites and apps blocked.
2. Set up short timers! For example 6 days and 1 day break.
Do not set up longer periods from start because you can get crazy and will do everything to uninstall ColdTurkey
*THINK TWICE, normal uninstall is not possible. You need to kill procesess, delete files manualy, restore hosts and kill some startup services!
This software works on system level, you cannot bypass this with VPN, proxy, etc. only method is vmware or vps.
3. Do your fucking job
4. This works but I needed a break, so I made post to The Lounge
You can upgrade your work, I found a cool software to do it called pomotodo but you can use any pomodoro timer. This is connecting pomodoro + todo list, you are making a list of task and timers for each one. This is also not adverising
Just describing tools what I am using to boost productivity 
Summary:
Am I a billionaire? Not, but I want to kill all fckin distractors from my life.
For mac it's Stay Focused.
1. Create a list of websites you are reading compulsively, in my cases:
-youtube
-tv series websites, including netflix
-politics and news services (all of them, no exception)
-facebook (if you not using for marketing)
-technogical services
-pro version can block The Lounge^^ but ill stay with free
-some online games
-steam
In general I've made 40+ websites and apps blocked.
2. Set up short timers! For example 6 days and 1 day break.
Do not set up longer periods from start because you can get crazy and will do everything to uninstall ColdTurkey
*THINK TWICE, normal uninstall is not possible. You need to kill procesess, delete files manualy, restore hosts and kill some startup services!
This software works on system level, you cannot bypass this with VPN, proxy, etc. only method is vmware or vps.
3. Do your fucking job
4. This works but I needed a break, so I made post to The Lounge
You can upgrade your work, I found a cool software to do it called pomotodo but you can use any pomodoro timer. This is connecting pomodoro + todo list, you are making a list of task and timers for each one. This is also not adverising
Summary:
Am I a billionaire? Not, but I want to kill all fckin distractors from my life.